Large means big in size, amount, or number; larger than average.
From Old French *large*, meaning broad or generous, from Latin *largus*, meaning plentiful or abundant. The sense of physical size grew from the idea of abundance.
The same root that gave us *large* also feeds into words about generosity, like *largesse*. Being “large-hearted” once literally meant being generous, not physically oversized.
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